Explore the Family Name Liptak

The meaning of Liptak

1. Slovak and Czech (Lipták): habitational name for someone from the region of Liptov in northern Slovakia. This surname is also common in Hungary. 2. Polish: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Liptaki or Liptakówka in Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

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How common is the last name Liptak in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Liptak saw a decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 13,415th most common, but by 2010 it had slipped to 14,902nd. The number of people carrying the Liptak surname also decreased during this time, with the count dropping from 2,082 to 1,986, which represents a fall of 4.61%. As a result, the proportion of people with the surname Liptak per 100,000 individuals also saw a decrease of 12.99%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,415	#14,902	-11.08%
Count	2,082	1,986	-4.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.77	0.67	-12.99%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Liptak

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows an interesting shift in the distribution for people with the surname Liptak. Although the majority still identified as White in both 2000 and 2010 (96.93% and 94.61% respectively), there was a slight decrease of 2.39%. Meanwhile, there were significant increases among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders more than doubled from 0.43% to 0.81%, while the Hispanic population nearly doubled from 1.87% to 3.63%. There was a small increase in those reporting two or more ethnicities, from 0.53% to 0.65%. No change was recorded for those identifying as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.93%	94.61%	-2.39%
Hispanic	1.87%	3.63%	94.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0.81%	88.37%
Two or More Races	0.53%	0.65%	22.64%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%